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| ====== First Lesson : Basics ====== | ====== First Lesson : Basics ====== | ||
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| ===== There's No Place Like Home ===== | ===== There's No Place Like Home ===== | ||
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| To talk about the buttons on the chorder we need names for them. To give you graphical representations of the chords we need a chart. In this lession you will be introduced to the the naming and graphical conventions used on this site as well as a few of the basic concepts of chording. | To talk about the buttons on the chorder we need names for them. To give you graphical representations of the chords we need a chart. In this lession you will be introduced to the the naming and graphical conventions used on this site as well as a few of the basic concepts of chording. | ||
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| ^ 3 Thumb Buttons ^^ ^ 4 Finger Buttons || | ^ 3 Thumb Buttons ^^ ^ 4 Finger Buttons || | ||
| | Outer Thumb (Far) | F ^ | 1<sup>st</sup> or (I)ndex Finger | I | | | Outer Thumb (Far) | F ^ | 1<sup>st</sup> or (I)ndex Finger | I | | ||
| - | | Middle Thumb (Center) | C ^ | 2<sup>nd</sup> or (M)iddle Finger | M | | + | | Middle Thumb (Center) | C ^ | 2<sup>nd</sup> or (M)iddle Finger | M | |
| | Inner Thumb (Near) | N ^ | 3<sup>rd</sup> or (R)ing Finger | R | | | Inner Thumb (Near) | N ^ | 3<sup>rd</sup> or (R)ing Finger | R | | ||
| | |^ | 4<sup>th</sup> or (P)inky | P | | | |^ | 4<sup>th</sup> or (P)inky | P | | ||
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | | ||
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | |
| - | ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | | + | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | |
| - | ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | | + | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | |
| This is the basic way we chart the chords. The above chart shows the five chords each comprising of a single button press, the chord comprising all five home buttons pressed and the chord for all four fingers pressed. | This is the basic way we chart the chords. The above chart shows the five chords each comprising of a single button press, the chord comprising all five home buttons pressed and the chord for all four fingers pressed. | ||
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | | ||
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | |
| - | ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | | + | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | |
| - | ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | | + | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> || | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> || |
| <key>Caps Lck</key> works just like it does on a conventional keyboard. Press it once to lock it, again to unlock it. | <key>Caps Lck</key> works just like it does on a conventional keyboard. Press it once to lock it, again to unlock it. | ||
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> || | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ | | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> || | ||
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || 1 | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space || 1 | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | |
| - | ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | | + | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | |
| - | ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | | + | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> ||| | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>F</key> ^ | <key>Caps Lck</key> ||| |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix lock((Number Prefix Lock works just like a <key>Caps Lck</key> key does only for the Number Prefix, not the <key>Shift</key>)) ||| | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix lock((Number Prefix Lock works just like a <key>Caps Lck</key> key does only for the Number Prefix, not the <key>Shift</key>)) ||| |
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | | ||
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | |
| What does it all mean? | What does it all mean? | ||
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| ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | <key>F</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> |<key>I M R P</key>^ | | ^ |<key>P R M I</key>| <key>N</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>F</key> ^ ^ | <key>F</key> | <key>N</key> | <key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> ^ | <key>F</key><key>%%C%%</key><key>N</key> |<key>I M R P</key>^ | | ||
| ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ | ||
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> |<key>□□□□</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | space | space | 1 | ! ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□■</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |<key>■□□□</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>| ^ | i | I | 2 | @ ^ | |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□■□</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |<key>□■□□</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>| ^ | r | R | 3 | # ^ | |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□■□□</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |<key>□□■□</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□■□□%%</key>| ^ | y | Y | 4 | $ ^ | |<key>%%□□■□%%</key>^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■□□□</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |<key>□□□■</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■□□□%%</key>| ^ | w | W | 5 | % ^ | |<key>%%□□□■%%</key>^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> | <key>■■■■</key> ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| <key>%%C%%</key> ^ | o | O | 0 | ) ^ | <key>%%C%%</key> | <key>%%■■■■%%</key> ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>■■■■</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | <key>■■■■</key> ^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%■■■■%%</key>| ^ | t | T | 000 |^ | | <key>%%■■■■%%</key> ^ | |
| - | ^ |<key>□□□□</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | <key>N</key> |<key>□□□□</key>^ | | + | ^ |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>| <key>N</key> ^ | Number Prefix || space |^ | <key>N</key> |<key>%%□□□□%%</key>^ | |
| You can now read the charts used here to explain the chords, not all charts use the same columns but all work the same way so, read the charts and learn some chords. | You can now read the charts used here to explain the chords, not all charts use the same columns but all work the same way so, read the charts and learn some chords. | ||
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